Toyota upgrade the bZ4X EV with 'superior batteries' and change name to 4X

Toyota upgrade the bZ4X EV with 'superior batteries' and change name to 4X
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[@peterbland7227]

Reminds me of working in the MRI industry in the early days. The biggest player (GE) was often behind the technology curve. They would announce upcoming features to “freeze” the market, giving prospective buyers a reason to wait for GE rather than buying a technologically-advanced MRI from a smaller player.

[@paulgoffin8054]

It's what legacy auto and fossil fuel companies have moved to... "Don't buy an EV... Hydrogen will be better... Or Flow Batteries.. Or Solid State Batteries... Or some other fiction we've got coming out next year..."

[@erktrek]

@@paulgoffin8054 Toyota's credibility has taken a hit lately in spite of their large marketing budget and influence over the media.

[@sunrisejak2709]

GE has lost its shine and when it comes to medical they are near laughing stock. GE focuses inward and has evolved into a bureaucratic old fashioned inept organization that can only win business through its finance division giving customers access to money. They sell on name value only and that is losing its value continually. Competitors that are agile and innovative are gaining and beating GE and view this lumbering dinosaur as how not to run a business. GE once the darling company of USA and King of Wall St is now junk. RIP

[@peterbland7227]

@@sunrisejak2709 Interesting. I left Toshiba America MRI (was Diasonics MRI) in 1996 to work in Biotech (Genentech) for 21 years before retiring. I do wonder how the physics in MRI has evolved since 1996.

[@sunrisejak2709]

@@peterbland7227 I'm in medical products my entire life and just retired 2 years back. Positions of VP Gen Mgr in the ventilator and cardiac businesses. I also worked in hospitals for years before embarking on the business side of things. I've personally watched the decline of GE over the years and in my segment ventilation we buried them and they didn't stand a chance. Granted I'm not in imaging space and I suspect advancements have occurred but GE us not seen today as an innovator. Jeffery Immelt (from the medical side) orchestrated a corporate strategy that worked in decades past but was clearly a failure. The stock collapse proved it. Acquisitions that were ill-conceived and then numerous spinoffs to shed unwanted expense. GE is famous for "lean management" or "6 Sigma" but they are not famous for customer focus or innovation (any longer). They have split up the company just to survive and divested businesses to save others. The days of JPMorgan or Jack Welch are over and for good reason. Anyway, as you can tell it is disappointing to see the "darling of America" drifting toward mediocrity. Ok, a few divisions, power and aerospace still thriving. But truth be told large public companies care more about share price than customer focused innovation and let the share price be solid as a result. Acquisitions in GE are about acquiring revenue not technology. Ok rant over,,,, 😁

[@BlackMesaCo]

@2:00 EE for Toyota here. They run AC refrigerant lines for the cabin AC THROUGH the cells in the traction battery. They started doing this on the RAV4 Prime to combat battery heat to improve range and longevity since heat is the enemy for us engineers. Good luck looking for an AC leak in 10 years 😂

[@blakeogeris2494]

"Our batteries are more superior, just dont fast charge" 😂😂😂

[@terrancecloverfield6791]

Id be surprised if anyone is able to develop battery tech that defies thermodynamics. Best I can expect is a battery that is more energy dense.

[@chillfluencer]

"Our tech is superior - just don't check it - because TBD!"

[@jansenwilder1335]

Battery degradation is common if fast charge is done often but what about other EV batteries..that's another discussion on the effects of fast charging 🤔 🙄

[@davidmenasco5743]

​@@jansenwilder1335What causes battery degradation is not charging speed but battery temperatures. This is now pretty well established, and acknowledged by Tesla engineers. Battery cooling is a key area for new developments in charging speed and battery life. It would be interesting to know if Toyota has improved the cooling of their batteries, or simply updated the chemistry or just shrunk the buffers in software. Just about any change should improve their batteries, since the current BZ4X has about the worst battery tech in the business.

[@nshon7]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@jansenwilder1335This is a myth. Various long term studies on cars with the same battery, charged on AC or DC exclusively, showed little difference in SoH

[@competesmith]

My vacuum cleaner works great if I don't get any dirt in it. Same story with "don't DC fast charge..."

[@icyneko9175]

Toyota’s new battery pack is state of the art. Runs on the oil of snakes. Also comes with a free bridge in Brooklyn.

[@gzcwnk]

It takes years if not decades to build a reputation, Toyota are doing an excellent job of destroying theirs in but a few months,

[@miraphycs7377]

Bz was the most selling car in October in Norway.

[@pepedafrog6951]

They have redesigned the prius that looks amazing now and makes 54mpg not even in plug in version. And on top it has been the most reliable car ever made in the history of the automobile. All well documented in consumer reports since the first iteration. Hybrid is not perfect but so far the best compromise nad a necessary pivoting technology.

[@henvan8737]

It's simple why the Australian price for the 4X is so high, Toyota does not want to sell any so they make the car really expensive.

[@icyneko9175]

Toyota has to sell it cheaper in China because its competitors in China are much cheaper. They sell it at regular prices elsewhere to make up for the losses. 😂

[@TJPavey]

I’ll believe it when I see it as far as range goes. It’s big, out of date, and underpowered. Add to that poor DC charging and this is DOA. Toyota is not committed to making a good EV right now.

[@paulgoffin8054]

I think they think they don't have to. They believe the badge on the front will get them enough sales and they'll retreat to selling their existing ICE range in Africa. I think they have that wrong too. There are going to be a lot of ICE manufacturers trying to milk the African market and they're going to find they won't get the prices they need there either.

[@erktrek]

​@@paulgoffin8054 If ICE vehicles are not selling and stock is piling up in China, surely the legacy companies need somewhere to dump those excess vehicles?

[@ScubaSteveCanada]

@@erktrek Sometimes it's less expensive to do nothing and let them rot.

[@johnjkiwi7818]

Happy new year Sam to you and your family. In the cutthroat Chinese EV market, I am fairly certain that the Toyota 4X will be a dud and won't sell due to fierce competition and far better cars that offer better specifications, features and value for money. I can't find a compelling reason to buy the Toyota 4X unless you are a Toyota loyalist.

[@markboudreau5099]

Hey Viking, the wireless charging you mentioned on the new Toyota BZ 4X maybe that’s wireless phone charging

[@Bryan46162]

If they're changing the chemistry, then warnings about DCFC too much likely mean they tilted the balance away from longevity and towards density. If they increased density by cramming more active material into the pack then then the fast charging cautions could mean they replaced cooling structure with active material. If it's the marketing guys, then they're just doing what marketing guys do and lie about capabilities.

[@malcolmrickarby2313]

Brilliant move by Toyota! Queensland has a large population of people who are already familiar with the idea of ordering a 4X.🍺👍🏽🇦🇺😎

[@benashenden-g4j]

is driving barefoot or in thongs legal though? Might want to check........

[@swanvictor887]

are the people of Queensland all Interbred? Have you actually forgotten the disaster of a car that this is based upon?? This car is a sick joke from a company that hates EVs and could potentially kill people, especially in the outback: this ain't no Landcruiser, mate.

[@samguest8165]

And you'd have to be swilling alot of 4X to buy this overpriced dud of a car

[@franciscoyap5906]

Waiting for BZ5X

[@simonreeves2017]

Hi Sam, greetings from the U.K. and a happy new year to you and your family. Toyota is rapidly losing all credibility. They will have cheated on the range figures, and don’t even ask about the crash testing! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@avdp9095]

A vwry good bev, great warranty on batteries, well build, very comfortable and fast. Good range in winter, 325km and in summer 450km, good.

[@satay8167]

Toyota: trust us our battery is better (…from our previous one)

[@ISuperTed]

I expect the feature linking the air-con to battery range is when the car is switched on the air-con stays off thus increasing range. Outstanding 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@vicjay1972]

Kinda cool that while i was watching I noticed that the Toyota B roll footage was pretty much all from my pretty little home town of Victoria BC.

[@TB-up4xi]

Gorgeous town - one of my favourite places when we lived in the US 2008-2011 and journeyed through the PNW and BC for a few weeks.

[@AcidGambit419]

It's pretty well known. I can only name 3 cities in BC and that Vancouver, Victoria, and Terrace. You will never guess which one my car broke down in on the way to alaska

[@mikeyc8139]

Does anyone really take Toyota seriously? If their next version just keeps the wheels on... it'd be a big upgrade!

[@robertfonovic3551]

Keeps the wheels on? Tesla have a bigger problem related to that issue😊

[@mikeyc8139]

@@robertfonovic3551 I think you'd better google "BZ4X wheels fall off".

[@malcolmrickarby2313]

@@robertfonovic3551Toyota has had the wheels fall off their only feeble attempt at a BEV. Tesla has never had that problem! 😊

[@ScubaSteveCanada]

@@malcolmrickarby2313 And, look at how long it took the Toyota experts to correct a 1930s problem of keeping the wheel on.

[@lol-ge9bh]

That actually never happened

[@AP-ek3lh]

Ridiculously expansive in Australia. Was hoping to purchase either this one or Subaru Soltera, not any more

[@stephenhammond1656]

Please, just get a tesla, you won't regret it.

[@biodieseler1]

Isn't 4X an Australian beer?

[@渡海-q2w]

Wtf the dual motor is only 160kw??? The single motor is 150kw??? What the hell? 4x is crap

[@riconeu873]

The masters of the universe did it again: Announcements how to rule the world of cars again. Loudmouths -nothing else. They are just funny or ridicolous. No DC fastcharging? 🤣 Please show the former CEO clown Toyoda more often! I like to see him making any announcements. He has a lot of talent as a comedian.

[@jimgraham6722]

Our local Toyota dealership suddenly closed.

[@connclissmann6514]

Will it suddenly open in the New Year? That would be just considered vacation days.

[@alanjameson8664]

But have they upgraded their wheel bolts?

[@jansenwilder1335]

The new improved 4X is decent.. but it has to have a better interior against the new Byd Song L and the Denza N7...among the similar design EV.. and likes of Polestar 3 and Cupra Tavascan are also coming out in 2024...

[@windsolarupnorth7084]

This guy must really hate Toyota. 2023 BZ4X did well in Bjorn Nylands tests, thats why it is already the second most popular car model in Norway. 2024 model is going to be even better.

[@svedekmiro8621]

They are ripping of consumers , such large price differences in different markets....

[@417ah7]

WRONG. The best selling passenger car in 2022 is the new Tesla Model Y with 17,356 sales (+109.9%) up 3 spots from last year. The Volkswagen ID. 4 moves into second with 11,561 sales (+33.7%) and the Skoda Enyaq reaches 3rd with 7,558 (+32.3%).

[@lol-ge9bh]

@@417ah7norway?

[@markstevens1729]

After finally changing the family “fleet” to Toyota over the last 15 years, I’m glad to see they are fast-iterating what is likely our next vehicle.

[@scotduckrow8524]

The new Hyundai/Kia models blow this away! Even the Fisker Ocean looks to be superior.

[@avdp9095]

Autoexpress tested the updated bz4x and the car was considered very good, excellent comfort, fit and finish, build quality, good range and very good 10 years warranty on batteries, an industry first. Nothing wrong with the Bz4x, nothing at all....

[@davidperezblanco]

Having seen the presentation of the Xiaomi’s Taycan copy, I am confident saying these Japanese or European VE are at least 10 or more years behind th Chinese. When I see this vehicle in comparison with the ones launching in China, it’s like watching old documentaries of the car revolution in the 70s. Just the interior seems 20 years old!! The exterior design, no problem, but everything else, Including software, seems to be of the past century. It’s like watching now the first iPhone presentation event.

[@larryc1616]

What do you expect from legacy auto who don't know EV tech. They're like Kodak and Blockbuster.

[@jonezgirlblue]

The Black thing is really nice!!!!

[@joestewart3655]

Thanks

[@electricviking]

Welcome

[@justinr9753]

Toyota reputation depends on reliability

[@swanvictor887]

...and its from the 1980s. Today's Toys are no better than any other car. The company is sliding by on their glory days but the truth is, their products are NOT as reliable as they were in the 80s. I speak from bitter experience,

[@chrissscottt]

I thought 4X was an Aussi beer....

[@nickmcconnell1291]

Maybe only drunk people would buy it?

[@TB-up4xi]

Was once the most popular condom brand in the USA - played the "I can feel a 4X coming on" ad for US friends -there was great confusion....

[@MrGMawson2438]

Castlemaine Forex

[@malcolmrickarby2313]

It was called XXXX because they couldn’t spell beer.🍺

[@stevewilson6193]

if Toyota is light on details just ask BYD

[@Awsumus1]

Personal preference, I bought it for the loook. I like the way it looks, teslas are hideous to me. Not everyone cares how fast a car can go and I hate long trips so why would I care about range lol 300km in 1 go is more than I’ll ever use. Level 2 charger at home, I’m good. So it just depends on your life style

[@robertmartens7839]

News flash, 2024 came.

[@Starship007]

So it’s not designed for cross country DC fast charging. Just a high mileage city car?

[@miraphycs7377]

If you are talking about efficiency, combined hgwy+city in SUV category. Only Tesla Model Y(AWD, Long Range AWD, RWD) gets more Le/km. If you are looking at whole bev category then only Lucid air touring and pure, Ioniq 6, Model Y and 3 are the only ones more efficient than this/bz4x. They match Model S, EV6, Bolt EV and EUV. It still more efficient than ID4, Ioniq 5, Model X, Mach E and everything from BMW and Audi.

[@metricstormtrooper]

The white 4x you showed only had black A and B pillars.

[@AndysTV]

3:52 It's still called Bz4x. The first two chinese characters stand for bz.

[@PaulJKurucz]

Lol! The Toyota commercial at the beginning is filmed in Victoria, BC, Canada. Perfect place to film it: People there and in most of Canada love Toyota and trust and believe them without question... 🫣 🙄 🤪

[@RussInGA]

sounds good. do the wheels stay on?

[@larryc1616]

Yes as long as you don't drive it.

[@aeromtb2468]

they should get another D for this offering especially if its built by another company.

[@swanvictor887]

I believe the only thing Toyota make on this car, is the badge. Its pure Chinese.

[@EM.1.]

I have more confidence in Toyota than any of the Chinese models out there. As an American, they have no history here other than making some Volvos/Polestars.

[@sunrisejak2709]

Toyota knows very well the car market. EV sales in USA have stalled a bit and Toyota predicted that. This channel predicted Toyota would be quickly bankrupt by now! However sales in 2023 with over 10 million vehicle sales have recovered nicely recording record profits and sales compared with the Covid industry supply chain woes resulting from that period. 2024 sales estimates are forecasted to be over 10.5 million vehicles making Toyota the clear leader in vehicle output and "1 in the auto industry. The rumor of Toyotas demise by Sam and this channel was greatly exaggerated. Mr. Toyoda is looking quite visionary at this point and holding his ground and understanding the customer shows in the very successful data and results he was right.

[@dallasjohnson8923]

"Trust us" yea ok.

[@Secondwind2010]

I agree. Ripping off Australia and US.

[@Lascarnn]

You're making a mistake when comparing length of cars - by making car longer, the consumption can be reduced, because air resistance can then get better. But shorter car can make it easier to park (and TMY has very poor turn radius)

[@JoeyBlogs007]

Should be called the E4X

[@dyworking]

The price is $80,000?! Toyota does not want this to canibalize on their ICE car sales and they pretend like there is no competition from tesla, byd, zeekr and xiaomi

[@MarksElectricLife]

DOA

[@AaronHope_Sow]

Sam I just started getting ads for Toyota work force development in North Carolina following their EV investment announcement in this state. Seems like they are actually moving forward with their commitments however confusing they may be.

[@MrGMawson2438]

Evening mate

[@gcauldwell]

All right, 4X is a huge improvement over BZ4X, but 4X implies 4-wheel drive. Maybe ZX would have been better, or else an entirely new name.

[@malcolmrickarby2313]

XXXX is a popular brand of beer in Queensland Australia.👍🏽🍺

[@Odinscrow1962]

Will it have the proper/intended steering wheel?

[@RJ-nk9wb]

Happy New Year! 🎉

[@electricviking]

Happy new year!!

[@funkyflights]

What’s with the lack of performance ? Model Y does 0-60 in 3.5 seconds

[@DrTofutybeast]

Wow!!! Toyota has built a new electric car... And it's even better than their hydrogen car!!!

[@swanvictor887]

lol...hasn't been tested yet! lol

[@8bitbender495]

Thats the problem med nickel and cobolt battery, there are iPhone 1 technology, we need CATL LMFP CTP 3.0 battery thats more like a iPhone 5 in technology

[@AuralioCabal]

Toyota is history, and lives in it.😂

[@ronnie5966]

5:46 C pillar is only partly black.

[@stevencole7331]

What are the top requests with EVs ? Range and fast charge speeds . It seems Toyota has a decent claimed range with this vehicle. Fast charging seems to be limited but if you charge at home and not traveling great distances your probably good to go . Sounds like an improvement. Soon they will have the solid state and game over

[@GDM22]

Seriously the Chines already have hybrid Solid State batteries in cars (NIO ET9 which has travelled over 1000km on a charge and can charge at 500kwh, battery also removeable in 5 minutes at 300 service stations in Europe), the Chinese dominate battery technology, game over has already happened but it is the Chinese who have won.

[@swanvictor887]

when they tested this car last year, they actually thought there was something wrong with it, the performance and range was so bad. Go check out Bjorn Nyland's test, its horrific. This car is an embarrassment. Toyota have no interest whatsoever in making EVs. In fact, I believe they are deliberately making appalling cars to get people to switch back to ICE.

[@ScubaSteveCanada]

@@GDM22 They've won nothing except the Chinese market.

[@GDM22]

@@ScubaSteveCanada The biggest market in the world, also doing very well in Australia, NZ and throughout Asia.

[@kilsterart]

Certain Chinese vehicles have the performance but I'll put my money in reliability. I'm not one to invest in a vehicle with quality control issues found in Chinese vehicles. Granted that Toyota is behind in this EV area but their quality is almost unmatched. Newer features doesn't equate to superior vehicle, longevity is my preference because I can actually keep my vehicle for the long term.

[@MrGMawson2438]

Cheers mate

[@vladv593]

The problem with all old car companies is that they have an overstaffed management team and don’t have enough money for good specialists, unlike the Chinese.

[@paulgoffin8054]

80K AUD is apparently £43K, so cheaper than the model Y and about £5K more than the Atto 3... Nah, it'll be £50K+ if they bring it here..

[@TB-up4xi]

Comparable prices in Australia (including GST of 10%) Toyota 4x $80,000 (est. per Sam) Model Y RWD $65,400 Model Y Long Range $78,400 BYD Atto 3 base $48,011 BYD Atto 3 Ext Range $51,011 MG4 Base $40,736 MG4 Essence 64 $49,736 MG4 77 Long Range $$57,736 .........'tell 'em they're dreamin' love"

[@swanvictor887]

knowing Toyota, in the Uk it will be nearer 60k! Makes the Tesla look like a real bargain.

[@IndigenousEarthling101]

Two underpinnings of the EV industry are likely getting much better performance and greater production in 2024. Batteries and semiconductor computer processor chips are improving in 2024. Not only Tesla's gen-3 4680 cells (possibly dry cathode and silicon anode) and Autopilot Hardware 5 chips, but batteries and chips from BYD, CATL, Gotion High Tech, Panasonic, Our Next Energy, IM3NY, LG Chem, TSMC, Samsung, Intel, Micron, SMIC, and GlobalFoundries are all likely to make improvements in 2024.

[@Snerdles]

Aww, now we have to call it the forks instead of the busy forks.

[@graemetunbridge1738]

Probably still losing money at 80K$.

[@chrisstaub1597]

The busy forks styling is a little less busy but the battery is still forked…

[@hendrikbarboritsch7003]

What's wrong with buttons? I want to be able to control the radio, the air conditioning and the windows in the dark without taking my eyes off the road. And I don't want to talk with a computer. It takes longer too. Another thing, is there an EV that is not connected to the internet? excuse the rant happy 2024

[@mikel4879]

I bet that now the steering wheel of the newer Toyota 4X model will fall off...😂

[@TomTomdog]

Toyota will be using LG battery. Already building a factory in US joint ventures with LG

[@markapplejohn4376]

Being that Toyota has been lying for decades about their batteries and continues to lie or be evasive about their so-called improvements, I think a consumer should be extremely cautious going anywhere near this vehicle. The mere fact that Toyota is not recommending supercharging or avoid using it where you can also raises a big red flag! When Toyota ever gets around to telling the actual truth with details to support their claims, maybe then they can rebuild trust with future customers.

[@marcg1686]

'Lying for decades...'?

[@swanvictor887]

@@marcg1686 well, yeah: Toyota have been promising Solid State batteries for at least 30 years; "Its coming next year!" they claim....as they did five years ago.....

[@marcg1686]

@@swanvictor887 Not delivering on a promise is not the same as lying. Toyota has sold more than 17 million hybrid vehicles. That's a lot of fuel that has been saved.

[@swanvictor887]

@@marcg1686 Which sort of emphasizes the point I made about Toyota Squandering a good lead! If they had used the advantage they had with the Prius and had gone full EV, they could have killed Tesla stone dead, back in 2012 !! Yes, a lot of fuel saved. But Tesla doesn't burn any fuel at all, do they. Toyota's best-selling vehicles, (now overthrown by Tesla) are the Corolla and the Camry. They burn a damn sight more fuel than their equivalent and cheaper to buy Tesla's. Following the USA, the UK last week, launched a new kind of Company Car Leasing scheme to incorporate and improve EV sales. Whereas to lease a Camry or Corolla costs around 600 pounds a month, in the USA and now the UK, a company employee can now lease a Tesla through his employer, for just 300 pounds a month. The leasing cost for the Employer, is 100% Tax-deductible. Can you imagine what this will do for Tesla sales? Half the cost of a Toyota. And remember, in the UK Petrol ('Gas' for Americans) costs four times what it costs in the US.

[@markapplejohn4376]

go back and look when Toyota first mentioned their "upandcoming" new battery technology that was going to blow everyone away.@@marcg1686

[@davidnorton5887]

2nd best selling car in Norway last month.

[@connclissmann6514]

What car was the second best selling car? Source would help. Thanks.

[@lucifersatoshi]

Do the wheels still fall off?

[@jamie-ck6js]

Another day another anti Toyota video. I guess their record sales this year and huge increase in shareprice is really starting to frustrate.

[@marcg1686]

Yup. Tesla fanboys forget that Tesla sells only slightly more vehicles in a year than Toyota does in a month.

[@swanvictor887]

@@marcg1686 ...and yet, Tesla make profits on EVs and Toyota are trying to sell 15-year-old technology to gullible morons. Oh another thing Toyota have that Tesla doesn't have: $220 BILLION US dollar Cash DEBT. Those "Record Profits" - just pays the interest on the debt, pal. Anyone buying Toyota shares these days, need their heads examining.

[@connclissmann6514]

Toyota ice cars sell very well. EVs are very poor. You pays your money, you takes your chances...

[@jaredlarson2810]

Was buzz forks now forks

[@johnwayne8475]

Who actually makes the battery for this car? Wikipedia says its CATL, a Chinese battery company, others say Panasonic, others say LG from 2025.

[@stevewilson6193]

but do the wheels stay on the 4X?

[@supamario3055]

Your CLTC to WLTP conversions are wrong. Figure about 78% of CLTC, eg. 615km CLTC is about 480km WLTP, not 580km.

[@RodMitchell-x5v]

Hope they have a proper go Sam

[@chillfluencer]

Japanese legacy auto is like Gollum, The day before, Redfall, Kong - Skull Island, and Starfield all in one package.

[@417ah7]

???

[@JoeyBlogs007]

That wont sell over in Aust. at that price.

[@JoeyBlogs007]

Interior dash looks horrible for $80K cost.

[@joebachmeier6747]

Lol. They can barely manage the master technology that keeps the wheels on. Hahahaha

[@amrindersingh3949]

I am not Sure Why so many people are hating on Toyota because they are bit late on ev but try to understand their situation is well as its hard to give up on toyota engines which they made so reliable and made a reputation of the most reliable country in the world and now they are trying plus so many people still buying their products in us and Australia specially so they are not lost or left behind.

[@GDM22]

They have just received two awards, fthat include anti environment lobbying, greenwashing and according to Greenpeace pushing eco unfriendly hybrid technology. One of the awards placed them just behind big oil companies in third place world wide so quite a performance.

[@swanvictor887]

Not sure Hate is the right word, but Exasperation is more accurate. Toyota are 15 years behind. Remember: THEY launched the revolutionary Prius - THEY had the Advantage in technology! They SCREWED UP. But its worse than that. TODAY, AS YOU READ THIS...Toyota are wasting Millions of Dollars, funding Anti-EV hate campaigns in the Press, Magazines, Newspapers and even more insidiously, on the Internet, especially You Tube. They have launched DOZENS of creepy channels, promoting their latest 'Wonder Breakthrough in engine technology' and have paid YT channel hosts, thousands of dollars to Lie and SHILL for the company, spewing Anti-EV propaganda and falsehoods. Instead of trying to save their company, they are throwing hundreds of millions of dollars on crap like Hydrogen, 'Clean Gasoline', Fuel Cells and Propaganda. They are NOT serious about the future - and its looking bleak. They ignored every warning and refused point blank to face the reality of the situation. Within three years, they will need a massive, tax-payer bail-out from the Japanese Government. They may limp on until 2030, but I wouldn't put my money on it.

[@stephenhammond1656]

Wait, two weeks ago they said all ev's were banned and that they were not making them any more.

[@swanvictor887]

technically, they were not lying: this pile of crap is made in China by a Chinese company.

[@Harrybollox]

I have two Toyotas and I love them, but I am not about to be gouged in Australia. so no Toyota EV for me unless prices come down to e.g BYD prices. Dear Toyota, you are not a premium brand, you are a mass market brand, Get real

[@timoliver8940]

The car in front still isn’t a Toyota EV, it still trails the EV pack by a long way even after the so called improvements. Let’s see what it will do in Bjorn’s or Kyle’s hands first.

[@markdrummond7]

Test drove original, 160 mile range, half the claimed. Won't trust any claims they make.

[@realestatenow]

I think Toyota is doing a good job educating future buyers about how to use their cars. Unlike Tesla. There is a video of a ride share driver that had to replace his Tesla 3 battery out of warranty after about a year and over 100k miles. He was supercharging daily which led to him having to spend $9,000 on a “refurbished” battery. Tesla repairs are only possible at Tesla centers since Tesla does not publish any specification on their parts, batteries and repair procedures keeping all of them strictly proprietary. Which is quite undertone for anyone who wants to purchase a Tesla out of warranty.

[@GDM22]

This is an extreme case and not really applicable to the average user, Tesla recommend you only charge the NMC batteries to 85% on a regular basis which would have also not been followed and this built into the charging software so the customer woukd have known. The LFP batteries in the Model 3 RWD would have been the better option for this use, there are BYD taxis in China that have done around 800,000kms without a battery change using LFP. Battery repair shops as well as battery recycling will pop-up with the demand, it is already happening now in places such as Norway where EVs are the standard.

[@marcg1686]

​@@GDM22EVs made up 20% of new vehicles in Norway in 2022. EVs are clearly not 'the standard' in Norway.

[@GDM22]

@@marcg1686 87% of new car sales in Norway are EVs, end of story.

[@realestatenow]

@@GDM22 the instructions are for all users. I wish Tesla had explained to the customer how Tesla batteries can be damaged, something Toyota is proactively doing even before they have started selling this new model.

[@swanvictor887]

@@marcg1686 that is not correct. Norway has gone total EV.

[@sbl17jackson37]

Toyota: We've reduced the buffer so you will damage the battery if you fast charge a few too many times.

[@ronnie5966]

Whats the name of the batteries and what is better with this batteries?

[@ScubaSteveCanada]

Lack of clarity tells you a lot doesn't it.

[@terrancecloverfield6791]

I trust Toyota with this. Take your time.

[@omarsimpson6542]

They had time. That's the point of the video. That's not good for share holders and competitiveness in the market. These delays are costing the company and I hate to say it the Japanese economy on wasted promises. They had the chance to do it ,and they showed it, and this is what happened companies got ahead of them and beat them to the punch. This is 101 capitalism at its best. So it's up to Toyota as too what future direction they must do to keep the company going. The future is not looking good. It's not an opinion it's a fact in market share. Compare it to tesla, BYD. And I'm not a tesla fan boy to see it in reality. Numbers don't lie. I'm sorry I have to respectfully disagree.

[@luke_fixed5266]

Sam, Range fear is one issue, but Hyundai IONIC 5 has a battery that costs more than the car itself (at least in Canada. Good luck getting vendors to disclose battery replacement cost. All well and good recycling a battery, but at this price, battery issues could mean you have to replace a perfectly good vehicle. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqOWnnmwnZV-ic0

[@boggisthecat]

That will be because Hyundai don’t want to set up a battery replacement supply chain in Canada. Easier to have insurers write-off any vehicles with battery damage.

[@vancity2349]

That story us misleading and multiple followups since then. Its a one off epic fail by Hyundai Canada who are doing damage control now...

[@joesmith9483]

Will it be on the tesla charging network next year?

[@swanvictor887]

nope.

[@miraphycs7377]

CBT News: Toyota reports record global sales and production ABC News: Toyota’s profit for the first fiscal quarter jumped to 1.3 trillion yen ($9 billion) - a quarterly record for Japan’s top automaker Reuters: Toyota rides weak yen, demand for hybrids to post blowout profit Barrons: Toyota’s Big Earnings Surprise: It’s More Profitable Than Tesla Toyota Earnings May Show a Flaw in Tesla’s Pricing Strategy